It’s that time of the month again where kids from 5 to 15 can show off their talent on stage. Be it dancing, singing, telling jokes, playing an instrument or showing off an artwork, everybody’s encouraged to come up on stage and show everyone what they got at the Unity of Kanawha Valley Church. The show is hosted by Ron Sowell and Sky Kershner
Registration opens at 6pm, and the show starts at 6:30pm. The venue is at the corner of Bridge Road and Myrtle in South Hills. Driving directions are …

Charleston Stage Company has announced the winning playwrights for the “The River Play” selected for this year’s FestivAll Charleston site-specific location performances.
Colleen Anderson and Michael Davis collaborated on the new 10-minute play “Deep Issues” and Derek J. Samms penned the comic “Lady Fortune and her Sternwheel”. Both plays will be presented on the River Queen sternwheeler as part of the free “water taxi” between Haddad Riverfront Park and the Wine & All That Jazz Festival held at the University of Charleston on Saturday June 26th.
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Watch as Charleston celebrate summer with a weekend of music, theatre, dance, visual art and a whole load of family fun at this year’s FestivALL.
Scheduled for June 18 to 27, locals and visitors are in for a treat as the city comes together in this 10-day occasion. Among the events are Live on the Levee, Mountain Stage featuring Mark Cohn, ArtGawk, Flash Mob, Historic House Tour, WVIFF Student Film Festival, FestivALL and WV Music Hall of Fame West Virginia Day Celebration, Charleston Light Opera Guild’s “Barnum”, River Queen Cruises, Charleston’s …

This May prepared to be dazzled by the Charleston Light Opera Guild’s adaptation of the wildly popular musical, Gypsy. The musical is starred by Sandy Sowell will star as Rose, Anne Marie Snyder as Louise, Rick Fleenor as Herbie, Micah Atkinson as Dainty June, Julia Battle as Baby June, Haley Lambert as Baby Louise and Jared Brown as Tulsa.
The local adaptation is directed and choreographed by Nina Denton Pasinetti. John Marshall is also on board as the musical director and Branita Holbrook-Bratka as accompanist.
Gypsy is based on the 1957 memoirs …

A new restaurant in South Charleston is serving up old favorites. Opened last April 19, Behind the mound is the latest addition to South Charleston’s Restaurant Row. The restaurant completes the row’s diversity in cuisine with its good ‘ol American menu.
Hamburgers, hotdogs and other homecooked dishes like baked steak and spaghetti are in the offer, with special dishes available only on certain days of the week. The restaurant is open from 10am to 8pm, Mondays to Saturdays. The restaurant is closed on Sundays.
Behind the Mound is located at 244 7th …

Kids in Grades 3 to 6 are invited to join Well Read Book store’s new book club, which is starting this May 4, 2010. The club will meet every first Tuesday of the month at 6pm. Membership is free and refreshment is served at every meeting. First book scheduled for the club is Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling.
For more information, drop by the Well Read store at 1015 Bridge Road, Charleston, or call (304) 941-3176.

Marsha Hyatt, the former pastry chef at the Bluegrass Kitchen has moved on her own to open Frütcake, a shop specializing in pastries made with organic ingredients.
Customers can come in to savor Frütcake’s sumptuous cookies, sticky buns, scones, muffins, pies and cheesecakes. The Marsha ensures that there’s something to suit everyone’s diet and preference — there are pastries that are vegan, vegetarian and diabetic friendly.
You can wash it all down with Frütcake’s choice selection of coffees. The organic coffee from Grounds for Change feature in all of the …

Just opened last year, Piro Pizzeria has been a big hit in Charleston, WV. Serving Pittsburgh-style pizza, the dough is homemade and paired with the flavorful sauces and special blend of cheeses. People keep coming back for more pizza, pasta, salads and the pizzeria’s jumbo-sized pepperoni rolls.
Angela Blough uses her grandmother’s recipes, which has been kept in the family for generations. She makes the dough herself, mixing and kneading the ingredients daily at 8 o’clock in the morning. Once the dough has risen, she and her employees take portions to …

Football coaches from around the country are headed to Charleston, WV this weekend for Coach Tony DeMeo’s annual Football Clinic.
To be held at the University of Charleston, Tony DeMeo and the UC Football staff will be presenting Coach Demeo’s Triple Gun offense and Multiple defense. There will also be group buzz session, field practice time and a forum where attendees can ask questions to Coach DeMeo.
Participants of the clinic will be attending the practice of the UC Football team on Friday afternoon and to the final spring scrimmage on Saturday …

The YWCA of Charleston will be hosting the first Stand Against Racism event in the greater Kanawha Valley on April 30, 2010. They are inviting like-minded organizations in the community to become a participating site or host their own “stand” on the said date.
There are various ways for organization to do this: it can be a public rally, a demonstration or as simple as observing a moment of silence. Interested organizations must register at www.standagainstracism.org and choosing the YWCA Charleston, WV as the local YWCA that invited your organization. Once …